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College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Online bachelor's psychology degrees

College of Social & Behavioral Sciences

Online bachelor's psychology degrees

Prepare for a career in psychology  

Gain a psychological understanding of why people act the way they do through our online bachelor’s psychology degrees. You’ll explore the workings of the human brain and learn to apply psychological principles to real-world problems. 

Choose a bachelor’s degree in industrial-organizational psychology or applied psychology with a concentration in media and technology. You’ll develop skills that can help foster healthy workplace cultures or address complex human challenges associated with technology. Courses are 100% online and typically 5 weeks long. So, you can prepare for a career in the field of psychology without impacting your day-to-day life. 

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Find the psychology bachelor's degree for you

12

The number of times a year you can start your degree based on your schedule.

120

The number of credits required to complete a bachelor’s psychology degree with UOPX.

4

years

The program length for a bachelor’s psychology degree with UOPX.

Skills you’ll develop with core bachelor’s psychology degree courses

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN INDUSTRIAL-ORGANIZATIONAL PSYCHOLOGY

  • Ethical and social responsibility
  • Industrial/organizational psychology
  • Psychology
  • Scientific inquiry 

BACHELOR OF SCIENCE IN APPLIED PSYCHOLOGY WITH A CONCENTRATION IN MEDIA AND TECHNOLOGY

You’ll learn how to:

  • Create solutions to complex issues involving technology 
  • Use psychology to advance social and technological communications 
  • Analyze complex human challenges associated with technology
  • Address social media, cultural and learning problems

Outlook for workers with a bachelor’s psychology degree

BLS CATEGORY: Management

JOB GROWTH: 8%

Bureau of Labor Statistics job growth for management occupations is projected to be faster than average between 2021 and 2031.

JOB TITLES:

  • Training and Development Specialist
  • Human Resources Specialist
  • Program Manager
  • Employee Development Specialist
  • Personnel Analyst

BLS CATEGORY: Market Research Analysts

JOB GROWTH: 19%

Bureau of Labor Statistics job growth for market research analysts is projected to be much faster than average between 2021 and 2031

JOB TITLES:

  • Compliance Coordinator
  • Communications Specialist
  • Market Research Specialist 

Bachelor’s psychology degree course requirements

Bachelor of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

You’ll take 14 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain the confidence and skills to succeed in industrial-organizational psychology. These core courses include topics like: foundations of psychology, research methods, professional ethics, organizational cultures, and group dynamics and motivational processes in human psychology. 

Bachelor of Science in Applied Psychology with a concentration in Media and Technology

You’ll take 15 core courses with program-specific knowledge to help you gain the confidence and skills to succeed in applied psychology. These core courses include topics like: digital skills for the 21st century, statistical reasoning, theories of personality, social psychology, cyber communications, social media and human interaction, influence of media on behavior and digital learning. 

Tuition and financial aid

Affordable, locked-in tuition

UNDERGRAD: $398 Tuition cost per credit

Cost per credit applies to all our bachelor's degrees.

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Ways to pay — and save. Explore your options.

From scholarships to transfer credits and federal financial aid for those who qualify, there are a variety of ways to pay for school and save on tuition. 

Financial Aid

Federal Financial Aid is money from the U.S. Department of Education to help you pay for your college tuition and expenses.

Transfer Credits

Your prior eligible credits can cover up to 75% of your bachelor’s degree to help you graduate in as little as a year.

Military or Veteran Benefits

See if you qualify to use veterans’ education benefits or tuition assistance to help pay for school.

Scholarships

Starting with your first course, every new qualifying student will be awarded one of our scholarships.

Employer Tuition Discounts

Check if your employer provides tuition assistance, benefits, or reimbursement programs toward your degree.

Credit for Prior Learning

Explore over 200 savings opportunities to earn college credit for skills you’ve gained through work and life experiences.

Student experience

Over 1 million alumni have earned their degrees while balancing work, school and life. So can you. 

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How to apply for your bachelor’s psychology degree program

Once you’ve selected your degree program, choose your start date from our calendar, apply for free and register before the deadline (usually one week before the program starts). Then you'll speak to an enrollment representative to begin class.

  • No application fee — no obligation!
  • No SAT, GMAT or essay required
  • No out-of-state tuition
  • Our risk-free trial lets eligible students try out University of Phoenix for three weeks at no additional cost
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Experienced faculty

University of Phoenix has experienced faculty

Learn from accomplished, real-world faculty members who lead in the fields they teach. Our instructors go through a careful vetting process before joining our faculty ranks. They include industry leaders who encourage, challenge and inspire our students. And with a student-faculty ratio of  32:1 [1], you’ll get the attention you want. 

1 This is a university-wide ratio. the College of Social and Behavioral Sciences  student-faculty ratio may vary.

Accreditation

University of Phoenix has been continually accredited by the Higher Learning Commission (HLC), hlcommission.org, since 1978.

Bachelor's psychology degree FAQs

The published program length to complete a bachelor’s degree in psychology is four years. Your time to completion could differ based on various factors, including any breaks from your coursework. You may be able to save time and tuition on your degree if you have eligible transfer credits from an institutionally accredited university or college. See how you might be able to graduate faster with transfer credits

If you’re fascinated by the human mind and want to study factors that influences how people think, act and feel, a degree in psychology can establish a great foundation of knowledge to help you prepare for graduate-level programs or fulfilling career paths. 

Yes. University of Phoenix is institutionally accredited by the Higher Learning Commission. Plus, the courses for our bachelor’s psychology degrees in industrial-organizational psychology and applied psychology align to the education standards set by the American Psychological Association (APA). Plus, all our courses are available 100% online. Where most colleges expect you to take several courses at once, here you take one course at a time over five weeks in an innovative, virtual, asynchronous learning environment. 

You and your peers will engage in discussions, assignments and learning activities. Plus, you’ll learn from faculty who bring their own real-world experience and practice the same knowledge and skills they teach, all while learning the industry-relevant skills necessary to promote your career growth. What’s more? Throughout the course of your learning experience, our academic counselors and finance advisors are always there to support and guide your decisions from your first day to your last.

Our bachelor’s psychology degrees can prepare you for various occupations, such as a communications specialist, compliance coordinator, human resource specialist, personnel analyst, program manager and training and development specialist. Additionally, other career paths in the field of psychology require a master’s degree or specialized education. If you’d like to further your education after obtaining a bachelor’s degree, you can pursue a psychology-related graduate program. University of Phoenix offers two graduate level programs: a Master of Science in Psychology and a Master of Science in Industrial-Organizational Psychology

Yes, our bachelor’s psychology degree programs accept eligible transfer credits from accredited institutions. Speak with an enrollment representative to start the process of evaluation by the University to see if your prior college credits can apply to your program and to request your transcripts.